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Iodine - UK experiences/advice

03-11-2013, 05:36 AM

Hi all,

Having read through the countless Iodine threads and posts I am still none the wiser whether to supplement with Iodine.

I just wondered what people did in the UK to get Iodine as it is really hard from my experience to get it from food if you eat this way. I don't know any supermarket that stocks seaweed or kelp and I don't eat enough Saltwater fish to get the recommended dose.

I have decided to do an experiment on myself using PHDs recommendation of Potassium Iodide - it is en route from Amazon.

This is based on the fact that since cutting out dairy, and most processed foods, my fat loss has been great but my mental clarity and general energy has not been that what I want recently and I seem to have many of the Iodine deficiency symptoms.

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This is based on the fact that since cutting out dairy, and most processed foods, my fat loss has been great but my mental clarity and general energy has not been that what I want recently and I seem to have many of the Iodine deficiency symptoms.

Adam, I've lost weight and do not have your problem. I'm wondering if you've gone at the exercise too hard? I stuck to about one pound a week weight loss and have felt fine having a varied diet. I have to say though that I have two large eggs made into a sort of omelette with butter/coconut oil and either spinach or mushrooms every morning. There's a lot of goodness in that little package. As for exercise, I've stuck with short intense workouts rather than long drawn out sessions. Just a thought and I hope you get sorted soon.

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Just be aware that supplementing with iodine can actually be tricky. If you get too little iodine it's bad. Too MUCH iodine and it's JUST as bad, maybe WORSE.

It's a fine line. And iodine is a bioaccumulative mineral meaning it accumulates until it gets used, so you can kind of "stockpile" it as it were. And when the stockpile gets too high or low, then the problems begin.

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What kind of problems? How much iodine supplementation will cause these problems? Thanks.

That is the problem. There are no hard and fast guidelines. US recommendations are for 15 mcgs of iodine a day, but since iodine accumulates you don't even need to hit this mark. You can have days where you get none as opposed to days where you eat some seaweed (and that's in the 600-1,000 mcg range) and be just fine.

However, if you're eating seaweed daily, it might be an issue. On the other hand, if you're coming froma state of defficiency, you can expect to be able to handle higher doses of it without problems rather than someone who THINKS they are coming from a deficiency but actually aren't.

This is partly why I think that guessing whether or not to supplement with iodine on your own can be like playing with fire. You might add in an iodine pill once a week to see how you feel and likely do very little harm. But much more than that and I'd be ABSOLUTELY SURE you needed it first.

Too much iodine can lead to hypothyroidism or autoimmune issues with the thyroid. Bottom line is, iodine supplements can be useful, but they are a double-edged sword as well.

[FYI - eggs are a pretty decent source of iodine and us primal folks eat a lot of 'em. ]

"The cling and a clang is the metal in my head when I walk. I hear a sort of, this tinging noise - cling clang. The cling clang. So many things happen while walking. The metal in my head clangs and clings as I walk - freaks my balance out. So the natural thought is just clogged up. Totally clogged up. So we need to unplug these dams, and make the the natural flow... It sort of freaks me out. We need to unplug the dams. You cannot stop the natural flow of thought with a cling and a clang..."

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"The cling and a clang is the metal in my head when I walk. I hear a sort of, this tinging noise - cling clang. The cling clang. So many things happen while walking. The metal in my head clangs and clings as I walk - freaks my balance out. So the natural thought is just clogged up. Totally clogged up. So we need to unplug these dams, and make the the natural flow... It sort of freaks me out. We need to unplug the dams. You cannot stop the natural flow of thought with a cling and a clang..."

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the Iodine supplementation is still going well. My energy is still good although I am getting quite stiff after exercise. I don't think this is down to Iodine though. Seems to be related to a lack of food. I have been fasting quite a bit recently as a bit of self experimentation. I am sleeping better and my mood is better. I play a lot of sport and I have noticed my reactions seemed to have improved which is a little bonus.